Gruppo Italiano Frattura (IGF)

"Italian Group of Fracture (IGF)" is a cultural association concerned in:

- spreading and promoting works and researches about fracture phenomena, even forming workgroups;- promoting all the activities concerning the development of materials and structure testing standards;- cooperating with foreign associations with the same intents (International Congress on Fracture, ICF; European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS; etc.)- organizing meetings, workshops, conferences, debates and courses about fracture phenomena and publishing meetings proceedings, news, journal etc.- developing all the activities that agree with association intent.

Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale encompasses the broad topic of structural integrity, which is based on the mechanics of fatigue and fracture, and is concerned with the reliability and effectiveness of structural components. The aim of the Journal is to promote works and researches on fracture phenomena, as well as the development of new materials and new standards for structural integrity assessment. The Journal is interdisciplinary and accepts contributions from engineers, metallurgists, materials scientists, physicists, chemists, and mathematicians.